Art History 25 - Survey of Art History: Ancient Worlds to Gothic » Summer 2020 » Unit 2 Quiz Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia

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Question #1
The Ziggurat at Ur can best be described as a ____.
A.   fortified city-state
B.   Sumerian burial ground
C.   palace for Naram-Sin
D.   temple platform
Question #2
Bull-headed capitals would most likely be found in ____.
A.   Persia
B.   Jericho
C.   Lascaux
D.   Israel
Question #3
The exaggeration of the eye size on Sumerian votive sculptures likely symbolizes their ____.
A.   mystical visions
B.   divine nature
C.   eternal wakefulness
D.   great knowledge and wisdom
Question #4
Found on the Warka Vase, the convention of hierarchy of scale indicated ____.
A.   greater importance
B.   the first families
C.   the power of money
D.   order of the gods
Question #5
The Mesopotamian king who codified the law and prescribed penalties for infractions was ____.
A.   Naram-Sin
B.   Urnanshe
C.   Hammurabi
D.   Innana
Question #6
Alexander the Great razed Persepolis in 330 BCE. What prior event suggests that this was an act of revenge?
A.   Destruction of Assyrian city of Nimrud
B.   Persian sack of Sparta
C.   Persian sack of the Athenian Acropolis
D.   Birth of the Sasanian dynasty
Question #7
What information does the victory stele of Eannatum (Stele of the Vultures) provide about the nature of the ensi, or leader?
A.   Eannatum was divine.
B.   The ruler is equal to the soldiers.
C.   Ningirsu chose Eannatum to rule Lagash.
D.   Eannatum was not a brave warrior and lost.
Question #8
The use of polished diorite in many depictions of Gudea is significant because ____.
A.   it was costly and difficult to carve
B.   it was associated with military victory
C.   it was commonly found in Ur
D.   it was symbolic of death
Question #9
In Assyrian relief, such as the Assyrian archers pursuing enemies, the artists combine different viewpoints in the same frame and other adjustments for clarity. Which of the following phrases best describes the artists’ primary goal?
A.   Artistic license
B.   Following technical codes as established by the Sasanians
C.   Following technical codes as established by the Elamites
D.   Legible retelling of a decisive moment in king’s deeds
Question #10
____ is a term for the large composite creatures that guarded the gates of Assyrian royal complexes.
A.   Sphinx
B.   Ishtar
C.   Zimri-lim
D.   Lamassu
Question #11
The name for the monumental gateway to the citadel of Persepolis, that Gate of All Lands, is a reference to ____.
A.   the harmony of the peoples of the Sasanian empire
B.   the harmony of the peoples of the Elamite empire
C.   the harmony of the peoples of the Persian empire
D.   the harmony of the peoples of the Assyrian empire

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